Salmon with Orange and Fennel Salad
During the holidays my friends at Melissa’s Produce sent me their new cookbook, “50 Best Plants on the Planet” The Most Nutrient-Dense Fruits and Vegetables, in 150 Delicious Recipes. Brightly colored pages fill the book with produce ranging from A – Arugula to W – Watermelon each with photos and fresh recipes to try.
The photos, so stunning and life-like, make you salivate just viewing them. With 150 recipes, deciding which one to try first was difficult. My family loves salmon, and after receiving a box of Melissa’s Ojai Pixie Tangerines I opted for the Salmon with Orange and Fennel Salad.
Simple to prepare, with a light, refreshing vinaigrette, tossed with the crisp fennel salad to top a perfectly roasted salmon – this dish was a winner!
I wish I could show you every page of this extraordinary cookbook but instead, if you’re of fan of fresh fruit and vegetables, I highly recommend purchasing one of your own. Eating a rainbow of foods on your plate each day is key to a healthy and long life. “50 Best Plants on the Planet” by Cathy Thomas, Angie Cao and Cherl Forberg, is sure to deliver just that.
To get the recipe for this heart healthy, refreshing dish, please read below……..
Salmon with Orange and Fennel Salad
Ingredients:
Four 4-ounce skinless salmon fillets
salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. ground fennel seed
2 large *oranges, 1 zested and juiced; 1 cut into supremes**
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 small red onion, cut in 1/2 from top to bottom, thinly sliced
2 medium bulbs fresh fennel, untrimmed
***Canola oil or vegetable oil for brushing grill pan or grill (see #1 directions)
1 cup baby arugula
Directions:
- Place salmon fillets in a single layer on a large plate. Season with salt, pepper, and the fennel seeds. If using a grill, preheat to medium-high heat and clean the grate. (I roasted my salmon instead, due to cold weather, in a 500F degree preheated oven for 10 minutes. If done this way, leave skin on, place on heavy-duty foil lined pan. No oil is needed.)
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the zest, orange juice, and mustard, then season with salt and pepper. Whisk in oil in a thin stream. Add onion and toss. Set aside.
- Trim off dark green stalks and feathery fronds from fennel bulbs. Roughly chop fronds and set aside for garnish. Quarter bulbs lengthwise; cut out and discard cores. Cut the quarters into very thin crosswise slices with a mandoline or sharp knife. Add fennel slices, chopped fronds, and orange sections to vinaigrette. Gently toss.
- If using a grill pan, heat it on medium-high heat. Brush grill grate or pan with oil. Add salmon, seasoned-side down. Grill about 5 minutes per side, or until just barely cooked through. Grilling times vary depending on the thickness of the fillets and heat of the grill.(I roasted my salmon instead of grilling - see #1 above)
- Place salmon on four dinner plates. Add the arugula to fennel mixture and toss; spoon the salad over salmon and serve.
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Enjoy!!!
Hi, I’m Vicki Bensinger! I have been teaching culinary classes throughout Missouri since 1992. I offer personalized private culinary classes for individuals and small groups in the comfort of your home or organization.
This is THE perfect summer salad and as we are still in summer here I’ll prepare it this weekend!
Thank you for sharing.
I’m glad you like it.
I can’t wait for warm weather to get here so I can start eating salads again. Yours look so delicious and I love the use of salmon, orange and fennel together. Plus mustard makes everything great:)
Our weather was still cold but I made this anyway in my oven. It made me feel like spring was already here.
Such a light and spring inspired dish! I’ve seen fennel lately. I only use fennel bulb for soup and stews, but it’s time to make some changes! It must be delicious to eat that in salad. I have to give it a try!
It is nice having it in salads. Fennel gives a fresh taste and nice crunch to a salad. I hope you’ll try it.
What a delicious looking dish! I love salmon, particularly with salads so I will be sure to give your recipe a try 🙂
Thanks for stopping by.
What a delightful spring salad! It has all my favourites in it.
Such a pretty and healthy salad my friend 😀
Cheers
CCU
Great way to use fennel! One of my new favorite veggies, as you know. Love the combo with salmon and orange – sounds incredibly tasty. Thanks for this.
I absolutely love fennel salads and the combination with the orange and salmon must be delightful!
Perfect salad to serve with salmon…fennel and tangerines sound like a delectable combo 🙂
An absolutely beautiful salad for someone who definitely eats them all year around 🙂 ! Love fennel and about 80% has always been used for salads!
Sounds like a wonderful cookbook to own and what a refreshing salad. I’m going to check out that book. I don’t think one can every has too many cookbooks, right? 😉
Salmon salad with oranges (especially if these are tangerines) and fennel sounds like a win-win combination. Vicki, I loved the citrus vinaigrette dressing!
Hi Vicki, your plate of salad sure look inviting. Awesome combination! I love your blue plate, very elegant. The basket very nice too, love it.
Have a nice week ahead,regards.